Steepest European Railway Near Virgil Termus Tyrol
A remarkable narrow gauge railway in the Tyrol climbs to the Virgil termus on the River Elsach, Europe’s steepest. It surpasses the Vesuvius and Mendel lines with gradients up to 70 percent in upper sections, yet uses smaller cars and dispenses with a compensating rope. Cars are divided into four compartments with two platforms, seating 32 passengers.
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Europe
Elsach
Tyrol
Vesuylua
Mendel
Mary Rouse Credits Dean's Kidney Pills for Cured Ailments
In Cambridge New Jersey Mary Rouse recalls five years of kidney pain and weakness from kidney disease. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills for rapid relief and eventual full recovery, praising the Buffalo company product. Then a separate Chicago Tribune vignette notes a theater box party where a young woman mocks others, remarking about a girl in a blue kimono.
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Mary W. H. Rouse
Cambridge
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buiffalo
Windwai
Sittig
Chiengo Tribune
Unreasonable Mr Bluesocks Tired of Beef and Cabbage
In a light exchange Mrs B. scolds Thomas for repeatedly complaining about meals while she remarks on correcting the proof sheets of her new book One Hundred Dainty Dinners Lunches and Suppers.
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Bluesocks
Maria
Truth and Guality Appeal to the Well-Informed
An advertising notice extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative option. It emphasizes genuine California Fig Syrup Co. production, natural cleansing effects, lack of debilitation, and physician approval, urging purchase only from the original manufacturer through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Farming Wisdom From an Early Almanac Page
Rural tips cover dairy herd care crowing corn and manure use, barn odors, and pasture management. Advice on milk timing, manure recycling, trenching silos, and crop rotation blends with notes on ducks, turkeys, sheep, and market-ready produce like artichokes. Demonstrates period agricultural primers for farm efficiency and profitability.
Value of thinning fruit crops and livestock profits touted
A Hood River fruit grower reports selling forty boxes of winter banana apples at 12 dollars each, while last year 105000 boxes earned 32 dollars per box. A Texas banker touts alfalfa as hog feed, claiming 1000 dollars profit from three sows in three years with minimal feeding. In Himalaya regions sheep serve as sure-footed pack beasts, each carrying 16 to 20 pounds and transporting grain to markets.
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Hood River Valley
Oregon
Texas
Iis
Aaden
India
Himalayas
Save the surplus crops through drying and preservation
A Dallas News piece urges Texans to curb waste from overflowing peach orchards and other crops by drying and preserving surplus fruit and vegetables for future use or market demand amid harvest surges. It emphasizes saving valuable produce to prevent perishable waste.
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Texas
South
Dallas News
Beware of the Bik Egg and Hen Health Signals
An editor warns readers about extraordinary large eggs appearing in newspapers. Such eggs signal potential problems in flocks, suggesting investigators check hen health and adjust diet away from heavy carbonaceous foods toward more nitrogen sources.
Orange orange tree venture by U S Department of Agriculture
Government botanists aim to create a hardier orange tree by crossing northern inedible citrus with southern sweet varieties. The program seeks a mid latitude fruiting orange able to endure northern winters and bear fruit in December to May, potentially enabling orange groves in central Virginia Kentucky Illinois Missouri and Kansas cities including Richmond Louisville Cincinnati St Louis and Kansas City.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Peruna as a chronic catarrh remedy debated
The article questions Peruna’s claimed effectiveness for chronic catarrh and cites the United States Dispensatory. It notes ingredients such as hydrastis canadensis golden seal and corydalis formosa used as tonics, with cedron described as bitter and used against dysentery and intermittent diseases. Readers are invited to request a testimonials book.
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United States
Thoas
Trinity Church Tenements Bad, Astor Compared For Urban Reform
A Myer’s column contrasts Trinity Church tenements with the Astor estate, arguing Trinity profits from hidden wealth while neglecting fire escapes and tenant welfare. It cites city observers and notes Trinity’s properties rival the nation’s oldest estates, urging reform of unsafe, unhealthy housing.
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Hetate
Trinity Church
New York
Charles KE
Russell
Trinity
Astor Estate
Actu
Astor
Picture Aqu a Hero In Macedonia Insurrection Leader
A Macedonian patriot Boris Swarnfoff rose to public attention through his daring insurrection against Turks and his dramatic persona. Described as a handsome, youthful figure with a red sash and mountain brigand bearing, he pledged Europe would react as capital and lives are sacrificed. His influence drew gifts and coercive demands from supporters, including cattle sold to meet contributions.
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Boris Swarnfoff
Bulgaria
Sarafoff
Europe
Macedonia
Fan and Naov Strike a Deal for a Native Solitaire
In a playful exchange, Fan remarks on a fickle young man named Dick and persuades him to provide a native solitaire as a gift. The dialogue highlights trust issues and clever bargaining between the two.
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Naov
Strawberry shortcake recipe praise and tips from an old cookbook
The article extolls strawberry shortcake as the best version, noting American berries and a layered bake. It gives instructions on dough, layering, and strawberries, with cautions against over sweetening and using whipped egg whites, and mentions a doorway to PRITIT'S EYE SALVE from Buffalo, N.Y.
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America
England
United States
Ching
Mae
Mitchigan
Benn
Fragmentary Verse Exchange of Wish and Marriage
A scrambled historical text fragment presents characters speaking of generosity and longing for marriage. The phrases drift between wishes for wealth and readiness to wed, framed by dialogue about gratitude, reluctance, and social expectations.
Chnap and Fur Co Catalog Ad and Local Marriage Note
An OCR fragment shows an ad for a Minneapolis Hide and Fur Co catalog and mentions a marriage plan involving a person named Patience-Ian Will. The material also oddly includes a doctored drug ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with teething claims.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minu
Patience
Ian Will
Complexion that never sunburns or tans discussed
Mrs McGinnis replies that Gary Theret Esmeralda Mamma encountered a complexion in stories about V7 that never sunburns and never tans, noting it as a remarkable feature from those love stories.
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Gary
Esmeralda
Mrs. McGinnis
Fits H Vitay Dance and Nervous Winwaes Cure Claims
A garbled clipping describes a cure by Dr Kilae, with references to land, bottles, and trout. Names include B Kline and a Philadelphia address. Also notes about soap reducing weight and anecdotal cures by Dr Taft and Dr Flemyng, with historical figures and figures in obesity treatment.
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H. Vitay
Kilae
Grant Neves
Bree
Ariai Bottis
B. Kline
Arch
Philadelphis
Taft
Flemyng
Castile
Darwin
Cheyne
Cure for Eczema Cited by Montreal Mother
Napoleon Duceppe of 41 Duluth St Montreal writes that his three daughters suffered a severe eczema with weeping eruptions on the neck and heads. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the skin improved and the trouble disappeared.
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Napoleon Duceppe
Duluth St
Montreal
Que
Motor larceny term used in Manchester trucks power phrase
A garbled OCR fragment references Manchester and motor larceny terms tied to powering trucks. The readable bits mention trucks and a phrase about power and provision, but the exact meaning is unclear and specifics are not recoverable.
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Manchester
Woman Endorses Lydia E Pinkham Cure For Female Ills
A Denver woman, Mrs. A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence, credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her from years of invalidism due to female troubles. She urges other sick women to use the remedy and seek Mrs Pinkham's advice, noting its long standing as a standard treatment for displacements, inflammation, and related symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence &J
Denver
Col
Lydia E
Pinkham
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Qut
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Heya
Tate
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Houth
Omaha
Sioux City
Iowa
Itohn
Passeraby
DODDS
Sts Trasie Ctp Ag
Pritit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Eadaghe
Leose
Jaeruse
Sud
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Auperns Ki
Tewna & Co
Sydreyy Fudle
Putnam
Meacy
Ciher Dye
ROE Drvge Cv
Quincy
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